It’s a super small SLR, but according to Cnet it might be a good buy.

While it’s not actually a review, there are a lot of things about the Olympus E-420 that you may want to take a look at. Cnet has all the information:

The E-420 is a 10-megapixel camera that weighs a mere 440g. One-handed operation is no bother at all, and at 130 by 91 by 53mm, it practically nestles in the palm. Sure, small SLRs aren’t everyone’s teacup, but there’s no denying the portability of this little fella.

Images are raw or JPEG, recorded to CompactFlash or xD picture card. An optical pentamirror viewfinder gives 95 per cent coverage, while live view is available on the 69mm (2.7-inch), 230,000-pixel screen. As with higher-end models such as the E-3, live view now allows for what-you-see-is-what-you-get real-time previewing of shooting tweaks like depth of field adjustment.

This is the latest Olympus camera to be based on the Four Thirds lens standard, which means glass from other manufacturers can be used. One of the kits available includes a gobsmackingly slender Zuiko pancake lens. Less than 25mm thick, it boasts a 35mm equivalent focal length of 50mm, minimum focal distance of 20cm and an aperture range of f/2.8-f/22.

The one downside of all this downsizing is the absence of image stabilisation, so you’ll have to buy stabilised lenses or a tripod if you’re feeling unsteady. Still, you should have a few pennies left over: the Olympus E-420 is available now for around £470 with 14-42mm and 40-150mm Olympus ED glass, or around £420 with just the 14-42mm lens. The pancake lens kit will set you back £489.

So an affordable camera that can use lenses from other manufacturers? Nice. And that pancake lens makes the camera even smaller.

For all the information head over to Cnet.